Napkin-supporter



(No Model.)

W. B. SILVER.

NAPKIN SUPPORTER. No. 329,963; Patented Nov. 10, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM BURROWS SILVER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

NAPKlN-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,963, dated November10, 1885.

Application filed March 5, 1885. Serial No. 157,752. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM B. SILVER, of Cleveland, in the county ofGuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in NapkinSupporters; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make anduse the same.

My invention relates to napkin-supporters, and has for its object theproduction of a napkin supporter that can be carried in the pocket ofthe user or left secured to the napkin, as desired, without danger ofwounding the person when handling, one that can be readily applied andat the same time be secured to the napkin in such a manner that it willnot become detached while in use.

With these objects in view my invention consists in the combination,with a plate, of a pin for securing the supporter to the person ornapkin, the pin provided with a spring for holding it in contact withthe plate, and a guard for the point of the pin, and in othercombinations of parts that will be more particularly hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the front of my improvednapkin-supporter. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the back of the same with oneof the pins, showingits position when it is desired to permanentlysecure the supporter to the napkin. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional viewof the same through the center of the device. Fig. 4 shows the manner ofapplying my device to the person.

In the drawings, A represents a metallic plate, out in any desirableshape, provided with two openings, A and A sufficiently large toaccommodate the end of the finger. To the plate A are secured the pins Band B, each permanently secured to the plate at one end, and providedwith a spring, b and b, for retaining the free end of the pins againstthe plate, A. These pins B and 13 pass through keepers or guards a anda. The object of these guards is to hold the pins in position across thecenter of the openings A and A a and a are guards for the points of thepins as they are held against the plate A,and formed by turning up themetal cut from openings in the plate, as shown in Fig. 2.

G G are slits or openings connected with the larger openings A and A".The object of these openings is to permit the passage of the pins B andB to engage with the fabric, and are.

plate cut away to make the openings 0 O.

The object of these guards is to prevent the pins B and B from slippingthronghthe openings inadvertently.

. It will be observed that my device consists, simply, of two or threepins, a plate, A, and the pins B and B. The guides a a are integral withthe plate, as also are the guards a and a and the guards c c. Theplates, therefore, can be made cheaply, cutting the plate with all itsparts with proper dies, except the pins. These may be secured in anysuitable manner to the back of the plate.

What I claim is- 1. In a napkin-supporter, a plate provided with anopening for the passage of the finger for manipulating the pin, and asmaller opening for the passage of the point of the pin, the latteropening provided with a guard, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

2. In a napkin-supporter, the combination,

with a plate, of a guide to the pin, and a pro tector for the point ofthe pin, the guide and protector being integral with the plate,substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification,in the presence of twowitnesses, this 28th day of February, 1885.

WILLIAM BURROWVS SILVER.

Witnesses;

G. W. SHUMWAY, FREDK. KINTMAN.

